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but one glafs more to break before they arrived at thofe 
in the alcove where the king was fitting. 
I was in great fear of the confequences, as they were 
about thirteen or fourteen in number; nor did we know 
how many more of their companions might be below, or 
in the town, or of what party they were, nor whethez re- 
fiftance on our part was lawful. We three had no arms but 
a fhort knife at our girdle, nor had the king any, fo that 
we were in the greateft fear that, if their humour of break- 
ing the glaffes had continued when they came near the 
king, he would ftrike one of them, and we fhould be all 
mafiacred: We all three therefore got up and ftood before 
the king, who made a gentle motion with his hand, as if 
to fay, “Stay a little, or, have patience.” At this inftant, 
Tenfa Chriftos, (a man of confiderable authority in Gondar, 
who was underftood by Gutho to be trufted with the care 
of the town, though he had no name or poft, for there was 
yet no form of government fettled,) hearing the Galla had 
plundered houfes, and gone into the palace, followed them 
as faft as poflible, with about a hundred {tout young men 
belonging to Gondar, well-armed. The Galla foon faw 
there was a more ferious occupation awaiting them, and 
ran out to the great hall of the king’s chamber, called 
Aderafha, when one of thefe foldiers of Gondar fhut the 
door of the room where the king fat. The Galla at frit” 
made a fhew of refiftance; but two of them being very much 
wounded, and feeing themfelves in a houfe where they did 
not know their way, and all affiftance from their comrades 
impoffible, they furrendered their arms; they then were 
tied two and two, and fent in this manner down to Gufho’s 
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